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PATCH v2 1/1 selftests/mm: use pattern matching in .gitignore

From: Pratyush Mallick <[email protected]>

The current .gitignore hardcodes each generated test binary by name, requiring updates every time a new test is added.

Switch to the patten-matching approach similar to KVM:selftests. Ignore everything by default and then allow source extensions (.c, .h, .sh) and tracked non-source files.

To avoid un-ignoring the generated headers, rename local_config.h to local_config.h_gen.

---
Changelog since v1 (RFC):
- Renamed local_config.h to local_config.h_gen to avoid conflict with !*.h.
- Updated Makefile, check_config.sh, and affected .c files for the rename.
- Removed *.mod.c as it was unnecessary.

 tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore      | 71 +++-------------------
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile        |  6 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/check_config.sh |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c           |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_longterm.c  |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)
tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore +9 -62
index 83ad9454dd9d..fcd892ed21e3 100644
@@ -1,63 +1,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-cow
-hugepage-mmap
-hugepage-mremap
-hugepage-shm
-hugepage-vmemmap
-hugetlb-madvise
-hugetlb-read-hwpoison
-hugetlb-soft-offline
-khugepaged
-map_hugetlb
-map_populate
-thuge-gen
-compaction_test
-memory-failure
-migration
-mlock2-tests
-mrelease_test
-mremap_dontunmap
-mremap_test
-on-fault-limit
-transhuge-stress
-pagemap_ioctl
-pfnmap
-process_madv
-*.tmp*
-protection_keys
-protection_keys_32
-protection_keys_64
-madv_populate
-uffd-stress
-uffd-unit-tests
-uffd-wp-mremap
-mlock-intersect-test
-mlock-random-test
-virtual_address_range
-gup_test
-va_128TBswitch
-map_fixed_noreplace
-write_to_hugetlbfs
-hmm-tests
-memfd_secret
-soft-dirty
-split_huge_page_test
-ksm_tests
-local_config.h
-local_config.mk
-ksm_functional_tests
-mdwe_test
-gup_longterm
-mkdirty
-va_high_addr_switch
-hugetlb_fault_after_madv
-hugetlb_madv_vs_map
-mseal_test
-droppable
-hugetlb_dio
-pkey_sighandler_tests_32
-pkey_sighandler_tests_64
-guard-regions
-merge
-prctl_thp_disable
-rmap
+*
+!/**/
+!*.c
+!*.h
+!*.sh
+!.gitignore
+!Makefile
+!config
+!settings
tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile +3 -3
index 7a5de4e9bf52..32f4b016b74f 100644
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # script so kunit knows to run it, and add it to the list below.
 # If you do not YOUR TESTS WILL NOT RUN IN THE CI.
 
-LOCAL_HDRS += $(selfdir)/mm/local_config.h $(top_srcdir)/mm/gup_test.h
+LOCAL_HDRS += $(selfdir)/mm/local_config.h_gen $(top_srcdir)/mm/gup_test.h
 LOCAL_HDRS += $(selfdir)/mm/mseal_helpers.h
 
 include local_config.mk
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ $(OUTPUT)/migration: LDLIBS += -lnuma
 
 $(OUTPUT)/rmap: LDLIBS += -lnuma
 
-local_config.mk local_config.h: check_config.sh
+local_config.mk local_config.h_gen: check_config.sh
 	CC="$(CC)" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" ./check_config.sh
 
-EXTRA_CLEAN += local_config.mk local_config.h
+EXTRA_CLEAN += local_config.mk local_config.h_gen
 
 ifeq ($(IOURING_EXTRA_LIBS),)
 all: warn_missing_liburing
tools/testing/selftests/mm/check_config.sh +1 -1
index b84c82bbf875..b46bf2d2e7f8 100755
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Probe for libraries and create header files to record the results. Both C
 # header files and Makefile include fragments are created.
 
-OUTPUT_H_FILE=local_config.h
+OUTPUT_H_FILE=local_config.h_gen
 OUTPUT_MKFILE=local_config.mk
 
 tmpname=$(mktemp)
tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c +1 -1
index d9c69c04b67d..87710c5a2d3c 100644
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <linux/memfd.h>
 
-#include "local_config.h"
+#include "local_config.h_gen"
 #ifdef LOCAL_CONFIG_HAVE_LIBURING
 #include <liburing.h>
 #endif /* LOCAL_CONFIG_HAVE_LIBURING */
tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_longterm.c +1 -1
index f61150d28eb2..00ea0dd2f655 100644
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/memfd.h>
 
-#include "local_config.h"
+#include "local_config.h_gen"
 #ifdef LOCAL_CONFIG_HAVE_LIBURING
 #include <liburing.h>
 #endif /* LOCAL_CONFIG_HAVE_LIBURING */
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#1 lore raw
Quoted 9 lines · On Tue, May 05, 2026 at 03:22:28PM +0000, [email protected] wrote:

From: Pratyush Mallick <[email protected]>

The current .gitignore hardcodes each generated test binary by name, requiring updates every time a new test is added.

Switch to the patten-matching approach similar to KVM:selftests. Ignore everything by default and then allow source extensions (.c, .h, .sh) and tracked non-source files.

Quoted 7 lines

To avoid un-ignoring the generated headers, rename local_config.h to local_config.h_gen.

Quoted 12 lines

---
Changelog since v1 (RFC):
- Renamed local_config.h to local_config.h_gen to avoid conflict with !*.h.
- Updated Makefile, check_config.sh, and affected .c files for the rename.
- Removed *.mod.c as it was unnecessary.

 tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore      | 71 +++-------------------
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile        |  6 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/check_config.sh |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c           |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_longterm.c  |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)
Signature · 2 lines
Sincerely yours,
Mike.
#2 lore raw
In reply to [email protected]
Quoted 10 lines · On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 8:22 AM <[email protected]> wrote:

From: Pratyush Mallick <[email protected]>

The current .gitignore hardcodes each generated test binary by name, requiring updates every time a new test is added.

Switch to the patten-matching approach similar to KVM:selftests. Ignore everything by default and then allow source extensions (.c, .h, .sh) and tracked non-source files.

Quoted 6 lines

To avoid un-ignoring the generated headers, rename local_config.h to local_config.h_gen.

I think these need to be sorted out (as I mentioned privately).

Also, we probably need to split this into two patches: one renaming local_config.h and one updating .gitignore.

#3 lore raw
Quoted 14 lines · Yosry Ahmed
Quoted 13 lines · On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 8:22 AM <[email protected]> wrote:

From: Pratyush Mallick <[email protected]>

The current .gitignore hardcodes each generated test binary by name, requiring updates every time a new test is added.

Switch to the patten-matching approach similar to KVM:selftests. Ignore everything by default and then allow source extensions (.c, .h, .sh) and tracked non-source files.

To avoid un-ignoring the generated headers, rename local_config.h to local_config.h_gen.

Quoted 8 lines
Quoted 3 lines

I think these need to be sorted out (as I mentioned privately).

Also, we probably need to split this into two patches: one renaming local_config.h and one updating .gitignore.

Yeah we could, but no strong opinion from my side.

Signature · 3 lines
Cheers,

David